UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SUHAIL ABDU ANAM, et al.,
Petitioners,
v. Civil Action No. 04-1194 (TFH)
BARACK H. OBAMA, et al.,
Respondents.
ORDER
Pending before the Court is Petitioners’ Motion to Compel Compliance with Sections
I.D.1 and I.E.1 of the Case Management Order and to Set a Schedule (Dkt. No. 370). Petitioners
request that the Court clarify Sections I.D.1 and I.E.1 of the Case Management Order (“CMO”)
issued in In re Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litig., Misc. No. 08-0442, Dkt. No. 940 (Nov. 6,
2008) (TFH), amended by, Misc. No. 08-0442, Dkt. No. 1315 (Dec. 16, 2008) (TFH), and
adopted by Judge Henry H. Kennedy to “govern the proceedings in this case.” Order (Dkt. No.
376) (Feb. 10, 2009). Upon consideration of the motion, the government’s response, the
petitioners’ reply, as well as supplements to the motion, the Court hereby
ORDERS that, pursuant to Section I.E.1(2), the government shall disclose to a
petitioner all forms of the statements made or adopted by the petitioner that the government
relies on to justify detention, including any (i) audio recordings of the statements, (ii) video
recordings of the statements; (iii) transcripts of the statements; (iv) contemporaneous notes
taken during the statements; or (v) records or reports of the statements prepared by persons
other than the persons who prepared the summaries of the statements already produced. See
Zaid v. Bush, No. 05-cv-1646 (Dkt. No. 130) (D.D.C. Jan. 22, 2009) (Bates, J.) (“The phrase
‘in whatever form’ is plainly meant to expand respondents’ obligation, not to cabin it. As
written, section I.E.1(2) requires that if respondents rely on one of petitioner’s statements to
justify detention, then they must produce all forms of that statement.”). The Court further
ORDERS that, pursuant to Section I.E.1(3), the government shall disclose to a
petitioner information about the circumstances surrounding the taking of the statements made
or adopted by the petitioner that the government relies on to justify detention, “including but
not limited to any evidence of coercive techniques used during any interrogation or any
inducements or promises made.” Zaid v. Bush, No. 05-cv-1646 (Dkt. No. 96) (D.D.C. Dec.
22, 2008) (Bates, J.). The Court further
ORDERS that Petitioners’ Motion to Compel Compliance with Sections I.D.1 and I.E.1
of the Case Management Order and to Set a Schedule is GRANTED IN PART as to the
information and evidence identified above, and DENIED IN PART as to all other respects.
Petitioners are granted leave to file supplements to their motions for additional discovery
pursuant to Section I.E.2 of the CMO later in these proceedings. The Court further
ORDERS that the government’s Section I.D.1 and I.E.1 disclosures pursuant to this
order are due by May 26, 2009.
SO ORDERED.
May 11, 2009 /s/
Thomas F. Hogan
United States District Judge
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